Why is Cuba a Threat to the US?

As Cuba prepares to mark the 100th birthday of its iconic leader Fidel Castro with commemorative events, the United States has once again signaled that military action against the island remains a potential option. The US designates Cuba as a national threat, a characterization the article strongly contests, presenting Cuba as a global example of a more humane and just society.

The article highlights Cuba's ability to thrive and develop, particularly in biotechnology and medicine, even under a prolonged US blockade. It contrasts this with the US's decades-long, almost obsessive, policy aimed at dismantling Cuba's socialist system. While military intervention has been mentioned, US actions have primarily focused on intensifying sanctions, which began in 1962, and conducting covert CIA operations.

Recent reports suggest a new US "action force" aims to destabilize the Cuban government from within, seeking to divide, fragment, and undermine the nation to install a pro-American regime. This strategy is framed as "regime adjustment" rather than "regime change." The article notes that past CIA attempts, including assassination plots, have consistently failed, and Cubans have become resistant to such tactics. The current intensified sanctions policy, overseen by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is described as suffocating the entire population, drawing comparisons to the situation in Gaza.